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I really enjoyed your book, House of Secrets. You did incredible research to give the author the "feel" of the period. Where did you find all those British expressions that you used in the dialogues?

W. Len Growing up, I read a lot of books by British authors. Writers like P.G. Wodehouse, David Lodge, Jane Austen are some of my favorites. While researchin…moreGrowing up, I read a lot of books by British authors. Writers like P.G. Wodehouse, David Lodge, Jane Austen are some of my favorites. While researching House of Secrets, I also read history books and journals specific to the W.W.2 era to get a better feel of life back then.

I had a specific voice in mind when I created Robin, the main character. I wanted someone charming, a little pompous, yet very self-conscious because of his secret life. I'm glad you enjoyed the book.(less)

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Where did you get the idea for your most recent book?

W. Len I've always been fascinated by the Enigma code and the code-breakers who cracked it during WW2. After I dug into the history behind Bletchley Park, wh…moreI've always been fascinated by the Enigma code and the code-breakers who cracked it during WW2. After I dug into the history behind Bletchley Park, where the code-breakers were based, I knew I wanted to write a story set there. That's how House of Secrets came about, although it turned out to be a lot more difficult than I thought.

First, I had to learn about cryptography, in order to make it accessible to my readers.

Second, it's a work of fiction. To me, the most difficult code to break is that of one's heart. That's why I decided to create a love story tying in the code-breaking to the personal secrets of the characters.

Gradually, everything came together. I'm glad it worked out.(less)

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message 3: by Nicole~

Aug 30, 2014 07:42AM

Thanks for the friendvite, W. I hope you enjoy Maxine Hong Kingston's The Woman Warrior as much as I did.

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message 2: by W.

Aug 27, 2014 03:10PM

Jessica wrote: "Thanks for the add. That's awesome that you're published. I can't wait till I finally finish my work. ^_^"

Good luck with your work! Publishing requires a lot of patience, but it's worth it!

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message 1: by Jessi

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